Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		May 31, 2024	May 31, 2024	May 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 960,586	$ 1,680,507	$ 1,477,050
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			55,746	44,039
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net			336	(1,691)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities			34,854	80,942
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities			20,894	16,657
Share-based compensation expense			122,186	126,731
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			36,848	(131,520)
Gains on redemption/repurchases of senior notes			(825)	(724)
Loans held-for-sale unrealized losses			28,865	23,563
Lennar Other unrealized (gains) losses from technology investments and other (gains) losses			6,515	1,000
Gains on sale of other assets			(13,585)	(3,726)
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, and other assets			26,526	85,117
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables			30,956	435,880
(Increase) decrease in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments			(631,180)	89,098
Increase In Deposits And Pre-acquisition Costs On Real Estate			(755,232)	(78,357)
Decrease (increase) in other assets			11,393	(111,955)
Decrease in loans held-for-sale			335,788	577,891
Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities			(380,966)	(991,319)
Net cash provided by operating activities			609,626	1,638,676
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment			(111,733)	(31,268)
Proceeds from the sale of other assets			18,709	7,762
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities			(247,785)	(108,306)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities			61,807	46,499
Decrease in Financial Services loans held-for-investment			2,960	8,882
Purchases of investment securities			(2,063)	(7,000)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investment securities			3,321	2,859
Net cash used in investing activities			(274,784)	(80,572)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under warehouse facilities			(753,703)	(978,053)
Redemption/repurchases of senior notes			(553,865)	(157,764)
Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings			(40,672)	(34,515)
Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned			105,635	186,889
Proceeds from other borrowings			6,231	0
Payments related to liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned			(250,232)	(372,687)
Payments related to other liabilities, net			(2,842)	(2,621)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests			14,722	4,918
Payments related to noncontrolling interests			(26,646)	(20,623)
Common stock:
Repurchases			(1,204,706)	(465,297)
Dividends			(278,318)	(218,277)
Net cash used in financing activities			(2,984,396)	(2,058,030)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash			(2,649,554)	(499,926)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			6,570,938	4,815,770
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		3,921,384	3,921,384	4,315,844
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		3,921,384	3,921,384	4,315,844	$ 6,570,938
Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		3,921,384	3,921,384	4,315,844
Cash and cash equivalents		3,872,016	3,872,016		6,474,497
Restricted cash		49,368	49,368		96,441
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		3,921,384	3,921,384	4,315,844
Homebuilding
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	3,597,493	3,597,493		6,273,724
Restricted cash	[1]	11,572	11,572		13,481
Homebuilding | Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents		3,597,493	3,597,493	4,004,679	6,273,724
Restricted cash		11,572	11,572	19,000	13,481
Lennar Financial Services | Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents		245,784	245,784	259,738	159,491
Restricted cash		37,796	37,796	9,113	82,960
Multifamily | Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents		11,555	11,555	18,539	39,334
Restricted cash		0	0		0
Lennar Other | Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents		17,184	17,184	4,775	1,948
Restricted cash		$ 0	0		$ 0
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily | Operating Segments
Homebuilding:
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers			$ 9,245	$ 0

[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations (“ASC 810”), the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations. As of May 31, 2024, total assets include $3.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $73.0 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $5.9 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $6.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $601.1 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $75.5 million in Homebuilding deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, $2.2 billion in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $0.3 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $22.5 million in Homebuilding other assets and $33.6 million in Multifamily assets. As of November 30, 2023, total assets include $1.9 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $22.8 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $1.8 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $18.3 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $628.0 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $55.0 million in Homebuilding deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, $1.2 billion in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $0.3 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $23.0 million in Homebuilding other assets and $32.6 million in Multifamily assets.